nT a ¢ j AlS5 - Wednesday, January 4, 1984 - North Shore News Armed thief strikes A MASKED man with a gun 4:30 p.m. Christmas Eve, us- spoiled Christmas for at least ing the handgun he produced a one North Vancouver to convince the cashier to a merchant. hand over an unknown amount of cash. The armed bandit hit Lee’s. The thief fled and is still Market at 541 Lonsdale at being sought by police. ST. JOHN AMBULANCE FIRST AID Leading to Workers’ Compensation Board Certification Courses are scheduled in your area. For registration and further information, he, contact ST. JOHN AMB 6111 CAMBIE VANCOUVER, V5Z 3B2 CYPRESS MOUNTAIN provided the vantage point when Elroy Forseth of Dawson Creek wanted a jook around the Lower Mainland. Brother Larry (left) accompanied him to the top for the view of. the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. Cleaning up street contusion tig TOO MANY Brocktons spoil the streets and cause public confusion North Vancouver District council decided Monday. So to set the public’s mind at ease, council concurred to rename Brockton Avenue and Court te-Russell-Avenue and Court just te pive variety Bennett's advisors hope you've forgotten why ICBC. in a neighborhood filled with Brockton place names, was needed in the first place. They want to privatize our in addition, a number of non-profit auto insurance company. But let’s have a look at Streets prefaced Roche will sts s ; 4 ; streets prefaced how British Columbians would fare if we lose ICBC. Roche Point Court will io become Raven Court, Roche . Point Place, Mews and Close e e . will be renamed Hawk Place, With Private Insurance... With ICEC... Heron Court and Falcon . Place. . . sa: . . ° Higher Premiums —10 years ago under Today British Columbians are paying among private insurers we paid the highest rates the lowest rates of any province. in Canada. . ICBC returns 95¢ of every premium dollar Rezoning _ $125 more per policy would have been paid in claim payments whereas only 74¢ is Jy on average by each of us last year under retumed by private insurers. This is how paves way | private insurance firms. ICBC keeps your premiums lower. for homes 1,000 jobs and nearly $30 million in wages ICBC employs 2,600 British Columbians would be taken from B.C. and exported to with an annual payroll of over $80 million MORE FAMILIES are cyed head offices of American and eastern which is spent here in our stores, restau- or North Vancouver District ; . . after council Monday agreed insurance Companies. rants and small businesses. to consider rezoning a one- family housing single: The big insurance companies in London, The shareholders in ICBC are the citizens Once the municipality: New York, Montreal or Toronto are ac- of B.C. and the corporation is under the owned eee cee countable only to their sharcholders not to control of B.C. government and account: Braemar Road ts subdivided British Columbians. able to the Ombudsman. and rezoned, 2) new single- family homes will ris . es ca: . vow ¥ lomes wa sean’ In the past, private firms would rather not ICBC will insure any drjyer anywhere in In addition, a “maximum insure high risk drivers, elderly, handicap- B.C. Outlying remote areas of the province of 86 detached dwellings on a ae - a a . serviced and the strata-style basis’’ will also be ped, new drivers or certain job categories are no Jonper left) unserviced and the built on the lands such as cab drivers so they were refused discriminatory practices of private in District intends to provide coverage or charged so much that these surers are history Let’s not po back te park space tn the arca as well : “aL The bylaw will be debated people were forced to drive without insur those bad old days. Let's not lose control of mechag regular council ance... Rembember? our insurance. Private insurance can’t do a better job. Ask questions. Get the facts. Find out who profits and who loses. Then let your MLA know that... ICBC is not for sale.